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Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism266
your present state as a thing upon which you may mount to greater things.
You are a cog in the great machinery of life, and you must do your work. “The
whole nature of man must be used wisely by the one who desires to enter
the way.” This life may be carried into your business, profession or trade—if
it cannot be taken with you everywhere, something is wrong with it, or with
you. You must not expect the world to understand your view of life. There
is no use inflicting your views upon the unready world—milk for babes, and
meat for men, remember. The majority of the people around you are like
unborn babes, spiritually—and but a very few have even drawn their first
baby breath. Do not make the mistake of wearing your heart on your sleeve,
for the daws to peck at. Play well your part in the game of life, in which
you are forced to join. But though you see it as but the sport of children,
do not make yourself a nuisance to the babes—join in as if you enjoyed
it—you will learn lessons from it. Do not make the mistake of thinking that
you have to go around wearing a “Sunday face”—don’t try to pose as one
of the “holy” and “too-good-for-life” sort of people. Just be natural—that’s
all. Don’t be afraid to smile or laugh. A sense of humor is one of God’s best
gifts to man, and prevents him committing many follies. A laugh is often as
good as a prayer. Don’t take things too seriously—do not let the play of the
kindergarten of God seem too real to you. Much of life is really a joke to
those who can rise above and view it from there. It is really a play preparing
the children of God for the real life.
It is not necessary for us to comment upon the twentieth precept, at
length, for that precept is so full and goes so into details, that it covers the
ground fully. Study it carefully—it contains a rule of life for students. Its
concluding sentences are magnificent—they tell you to open yourself to
the unfoldment of your higher self, that by the light which burns within you
all may be seen. Listen to its words: “Make the profound obeisance of the
soul to the dim star that burns within—steadily as you watch and worship,
its light will grow stronger. Then you may know that you have found the